United Nations flag jail

Name/Title

United Nations flag jail

Description

A Spanish language color poster featuring a cartoon illustration of Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo inside a circular jail of flagpoles flying the flags of the various United Nations countries

Context

President Roosevelt created the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs during World War II to counter Italian and German propaganda in Latin America and promote political, economic, and cultural ties with the United States. He appointed Nelson Rockefeller as the Coordinator.

Collection

Poster Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ontiveros

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs

Date made

circa 1939 - circa 1945

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

War posters, War bonds & funds, Swastikas, Flags, Cartoons

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

39-13/16 in

Width

28 in